SHiFT Codes and Golden Keys (Revision 8703)

SHiFT is Gearbox Software's fan reward program. Players can sign up for Gearbox Software's SHiFT Premiere Club directly from within Borderlands 2 (PC/Mac, PS3, or Xbox 360). Membership is free. Once signed up, you can enter SHiFT codes, which will unlock rewards such as skin customizations or other goodies -- including the coveted Golden Keys. Codes have to be redeemed from inside the game, via the Extras menu.

CAUTION: You cannot get back Golden Keys once they're used, even if you back out of the game without saving. Either accept the loot or lose it AND the key forever.

Note: expiration dates/amounts for codes are not always listed. If any of these codes don't work anymore, leave a comment or help edit this wiki and move them to "Past Golden Key Giveaways" below. Specify whether the message said the codes is "expired" or what it says that it's already been "redeemed."

Once signed up for SHiFT, users are rewarded with a Golden Key, which can be used to unlock the special Golden Key Loot Chest near the Fast-Travel Station in the middle of Sanctuary (you will not be able to access it until about 4 hours into the game). Users can collect multiple keys. When unlocking the loot box, the key is used up. Players are rewarded with special weapons that scale to the character's current level.

To get unlimited free golden keys, you have to revert Borderlands 2 for PC to the unpatched, vanilla version, and go into the install directory. Go into the folder titled 'dlc', and find a document titled, 'willow.' Before editing, make a backup. Open the file and change the golden key section, delete the =1 and place in =250, you should now have 250 golden keys!

You need a flash drive and atleast one golden key to do this. Once you put your code in for a golden key go into the game and make sure you have it. Once that is done save and quit. Completely exit the game. On the XMB menu go to saved data utility folder. There will be atleast 2 saved files in here, your character data, and your profile data. Put your USB into your system and save the profile data onto your USB. Then go back into the game and use your golden key. After that save and quit your game and quit then go back to the XMB menu. Once you do that go back to the saved utility folder and open up your USB folder and copy your profile data back onto your PS3. Repeat this process and you have unlimited golden keys.

Players can unlock additional Golden Keys via codes given away by Gearbox or its employees. Codes can be entered only once per SHiFT account and are independent of your character saves you've got; meaning, one key works across all your saves. Codes given away online are not single-use -- all users can use the same code, but there are time limits on when the code can be entered. After the time period is over, the code becomes unusable.

To enter SHiFT codes, access the Extras menu from the Main Menu and enter the code.